Question

Consider the following statement with blanks A and B regarding sugar cane.

_____A_____ has poor sugar content and ___B___ has thicker stems with high sugar content.

• A. A - Saccharum officinarum, B - Saccharum barberi
• B. A - Saccharum sinense, B - Saccharum barberi
• C. A - Saccharum barberi, B - Saccharum officinarum
• D. A - Saccharum officinarum, B - Saccharum sinense

Answer 1

The correct option is C A - Saccharum barberi, B - Saccharum officinarum

Saccharum barberi is a sugar cane variety grown in north India. It has poor sugar content and yield. So, blank A is Saccharum barber.

Saccharum officinarum is a sugar cane variety that is grown in south India. It has thicker stems and higher sugar content but it does not grow well in north India. So, blank B is Saccharum officinarum.

Saccharum sinense is a species of sugar cane from China. It is a more primitive variety of sugarcane. It has lesser sugar content than the more modern varieties derived from it.